The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1989 Page: 1 of 4
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TIGER
• San Antonio, Texas
September 22, 1989 • Vol. 29, No. 1
AIDS
What You Need To Know
AIDS is scary. No doubt about it.
It’s the nation’s Public Health
Enemy No. 1, and the government,
public and private health agencies
have brought out the heavy artillery
to fight it. AIDS is a worldwide
epidemic in human suffering, but it
also has spawned a secondary
epidemic of fear and ignorance or
what one journal calls AFRAIDS,
Acute Fear Regarding AIDS. The
best weapons in the arsenal so far are
education and prevention. And one of
the main targets for both is the na-
tion’s young people. You have the
most at stake: By 1991, AIDS will
become the leading cause of death for
Americans 25-44 years old. Young
people of traditional college age are
more than likely sexually active; one
study says 7 out of 10 females and
8 of 10 males in the U.S. have had
sexual intercourse by the age of 20.
And more than likely you harbor the
attitude that “it won’t happen to
me,” as generations of young people
before you have. This article is
designed to give information on
AIDS to college students to help you
fight both AIDS and AFRAIDS.
AIDS is preventable if you know the
facts.
What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for Acquired (passed
from one person to another, not in-
herited) Immune (the body’s defense
against disease) Deficiency (it’s not
working) syndrome (a group of symp-
toms that collectively indicate a
disease). It is stated simply, a
breakdown in the immune system
defined by the presence of certain
cancers or opportunistic infections
that seldom cause disease in people
with normal immune systems.
What Causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by a retrovirus
known as human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), which attacks a person’s
immune system and ultimately
destroy the ability to ward off
disease. The virus is both potential-
ly lethal (inside the body) and
remarkably fragile (outside the body).
It is not dangerous outside a host
cell.
How Is the Virus Transmitted?
HIV can be spread from an in-
fected person to an uninfected person
by:
-sexual contact
-sharing needles or “works” used in
injecting drugs
-an infected woman to her fetus or
newly born baby
-transfusion or injection of infec-
tious blood or blood fractions.
How Does the Virus Work?
The AIDS virus turns the
defenders (the white blood cells)
against us. The virus enters the cells,
reproduces inside the cell and
releases thousands more viruses in-
to the body when the host cell dies.
When enough of these white blood
cells are killed, the body’s defense
system is so weak that it cannot fight
off disease.
HIV infection results in a spectrum
of clinical conditions. The spectrum
includes no identifiable symptoms;
the emergence of clinical symptoms;
AIDS-related complex (ARC), a
secondary level of infection and
finally AIDS, the end stage of HIV
infection.
Who Gets AIDS?
Most of the 90,000 Americans who
now have AIDS are male (91%),
young (67% between 20 and 39),
white (58%) and homosexual or bisex-
ual (68%). But some 8,000 women,
1,400 children (under 13) and approx-
imately 28,000 non-
homosexual/bisexuals in the United
States now have reported cases of
AIDS.
The Public Health Service
estimates that 1.5 million Americans
are now infected with the AIDS
virus. That means that one in 30
American men between the ages of
20 and 50 is infected.
What Are the Symptoms of AIDS?
There is no cure for AIDS. Most
patients die within two years of their
initial diagnosis. So far more than
50,000 Americans have died with
AIDS. No one has documented a per-
manent remission from HIV infec-
tion; no drug has proved effective in
reversing HIV infection, but at least
one anti-viral drug has been shown
effective in improving the quality of
life for a number of people with
AIDS.
AIDS 101
Is AIDS an Epidemic?
Yes. The number of reported AIDS
cases in the U.S. currently doubles
every 14 months. The Public Health
Service estimates that by the end of
1991, there will be an accumulated
total of 270,000 cases of AIDS and
179,000 deaths; of those, 74,000
knew cases and 54,000 deaths will oc-
cur in 1991 alone.
That qualifies for “epidemic.”
COMING IN OCTOBER 13 ISSUE
OF THE TIGER - “Myths...About
AIDS” and “Playing it Safe”.
Mentoring Program Leads
St. Philip’s Into the 90s
“A mentoring relationship exists when a colleague, supervisor, teacher,
pastor or other person provides opportunities - through personal example
and or by creating opportunities - for another to grow and develop.” J. Wm.
Johnston. Such has always been the case here at St. Philip’s. The majority
of staff and instructors will go out of their way to help anyone who shows
a willingness to succeed. The difference now is that it’s officially a part of
the St. Philip’s College philosophy. The Mentoring Program is a volunteer
program where Faculty and Staff have the opportunity to help students ad-
just academically, socially, and emotionally to college life. The goal of the
program is to provide the student with a friend, big brother, or sister (an
employee of St. Philip’s) who the student can communicate for encourage-
ment, support, or assistance to enhance his or her college experiences.
Some of us can look back in our lives where one or more individuals have
given a helping hand in a difficult situation. Let’s hope that with some hard
work and determination, one day these individuals might have the oppor-
tunity, willingness, and good fortune to be a mentor themselves.
STATISTICS ABOUT THE MENTORING PROGRAM
Students in mentoring program
1. 290 Students selected via Orientation Classes
2. 51 Allied Health
3. 20 Allied Construction
4. 98 Arts & Sciences (BA523)
5. 26 Automotive
6. 26 Business Technology
7. 16 Electronics
8. 22 Hospitality Operations
9. 8 Machining/Welding/Aviation
10. 23 Undecided/Liberal Arts
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AND
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East Campus at St. Philip’s College (Loggia/Breezeways)
Saturday, September 30, 1989
9:00 AM ■ 2:00 PM
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Join Us At Your Community College
St. Phillip’s College
Cooperative Ministry Center
525 S. Mittman Street
For Additional Information, Please Call
1 533-9819
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The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1989, newspaper, September 22, 1989; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth652771/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Bexar+County+-+San+Antonio%22: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Philips College.